By Kenneth Atavti
The Benue South Elders otherwise known as Benue Progressives Forum, (G9) have put modalities in place to commence mass mobilization of eligible voters across the nine Local Government Areas of Benue South in support of the presidential ambition of Tinubu/Shetima of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
To ensure effective and inclusive mobilization of eligible Voters, the group has named and inaugurated it’s Executive Committeed across the nine Local Government Areas of the region.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Exco in Abuja, the chairman of G9, Chief Johnson Agada charged them to endeavor to put in their best in mobilizing Voters in all the nine Local Government Areas of Idoma land.
He emphasized the need for the officers to put in their best to ensure good turn out of Voters during the forth coming Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the Area.
According to the Chairman, mass participation in the coming election should be the utmost concern of all the newly inaugurated Exco.
The group chairman stated that the political interest of Idoma people is paramount to its pursuit and advised Benue South people to cultivate the spirit of mass participation during every election as only through that will the zone redeem itself from the political dominance of the other two zones in Benue State.
He said that the group has discovered that political apathy in Benue South also known as Zone C in the past is a direct consequences of lack of effective mobilization of voters,.
As part of concerted efforts to galvanize support of Idoma people for the Presidential Candidate of the APC and Asiwaju Tinubu and his vice Kashim Shetima, G9 has planned a mass rally to be held very soon in Benue South before the Presidential Election.
Benue South Progressives Forum (G9), he said, is a vehicle to promote equity and fairness and encourage internal democracy within the APC and also seeks to defend the Zone C interest and uplift the dignity of ordinary citizens from the zone.
Highlight of the meeting was the admittance of a new member, Hon. Enayi Onaji into the group.
